Christine A. Varney

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: Christine A. Varney is a partner in Hogan & Hartson LLP’s Washington, D.C. office and heads the firm’s Internet practice group. Varney, a former FTC Commissioner (1994 – 1997), serves on the Board of Directors of TRUSTe and has been instrumental in the founding of several industry self-regulation associations, including the Network Advertising Initiative and Online Privacy Alliance, which works to create Internet best practices policies. Her clients have included eBay, Fox Interactive Media/MySpace, Zango, DoubleClick, Advertising.com, Netscape, and RealNetworks.

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Government Sets Standards For Desktop Advertising

Written on: August 20th 2007
Author: | Christine A. Varney

There’s good news for Web consumers, advertisers, and Internet advertising software companies alike: The desktop advertising industry’s “Wild West” days are quickly coming to an end. Thanks to several recent developments, consumers have more protection – and savvy advertisers more opportunity – than before. Consumers can now safely choose to access [...] More...

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